Tag: Dr. Jamie Marich

A figure skater wearing a dark green dress glides across an indoor ice rink with her arms extended to the sides. She appears mid-movement, looking to her left, with white skates on the ice and rink boards visible in the background.

We’re Focusing on the Wrong Things

Figure skating was my first real passion. Even though my clumsy body and neurodivergent way of being kept me from ever having a chance to

February 11, 2026

Jamie Marich smiles while wearing a pink tie-dye tshirt and headband with pink flowers and cat ears. Holding in her right hand her book Dissociation Made Simple, in her left arm is a gray poodle, Starlight, who is wearing a pink harness and leash who is looking at the camera.

Dissociation is Not a Dirty Word: Revisited

When I began drafting Dissociation Made Simple at the beginning of 2022, I thought the phrase dissociation is not a dirty word might be a better title for the

February 4, 2026

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Beware the Healing Police

“We need to teach people more skills for regulating their nervous systems in these troubled times,” a colleague shared during a recent meeting. She offered

January 27, 2026

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An Open Letter to EMDR Therapy Trainers on Working with Trainees Who Dissociate

To my knowledge I was the first EMDR Therapy trainer and author to “come out” as a person living with dissociative identities. And not in

January 15, 2026

A Case for Phase 1a and 1b

I often tell my EMDR Therapy students that if I had it my way, I would place EMDR Therapy Phase 2 (Preparation) before EMDR Therapy

December 10, 2025

Wrapping Up the Advanced Certificate Program in Dissociation Studies in 2026

With Dr. Jamie Marich selling the Institute for Creative Mindfulness at the end of 2026, she is also bringing an end to the Advanced Certificate Program in

November 11, 2025

Therapy is Not a Science

Could it be that we’ve gone too far in stripping the spirit and soul out of therapy and have created a new altar of empirical

November 5, 2025

Changing Lives Through Lived Experience

Tears filled my eyes when I took to the podium for my presentation at the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) Annual Conference on Sunday, September 14

September 19, 2025